Archive: 27/03/2017

Scientists discover new class of anti-diabetes compounds that reduce liver glucose production

Scientists may have found a new tool for studying—and maybe even treating—Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for close to 95 percent of cases in the United States.

Mar 27, 2017

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Cookbooks give readers (mostly) bad advice on food safety

A recent study finds that bestselling cookbooks offer readers little useful advice about reducing food-safety risks, and that much of the advice they do provide is inaccurate and not based on sound science.

Mar 27, 2017

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Public-private research to develop more accurate ways of measuring cancer progression

Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, in coordination with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium, is launching a three-year research collaboration to develop ...

Mar 27, 2017

Researchers show p300 protein may suppress leukemia in MDS patients

Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that p300, a protein that increases gene expression by attaching acetyl molecules to DNA, may stop myelodysplastic ...

Mar 27, 2017

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Researchers predict Zika hot spots in the US

Where in the continental United States is Zika most likely to occur?

Mar 27, 2017

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Research addresses the threat of Zika virus to the US blood supply

Investigators have shown that certain screening methods that detect the genetic material of Zika virus can be used to ensure that donated blood supplies remain free of the virus.

Mar 27, 2017

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A new test to rapidly identify worldwide tuberculosis infections

Tuberculosis (TB), once better known as consumption for the way its victims wasted away, has a long and deadly history, with estimates indicating it may have killed more people than any other bacterial pathogen.

Mar 27, 2017

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Insight into cause of brain disorders may aid quest for treatments

Fresh discoveries about a range of neurological disorders may inform the development of new therapies.

Mar 27, 2017

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Requirements for AEDs in US schools need improvement

Automated external defibrillators are associated with increased survival of sudden cardiac arrest when installed in schools, yet only 17 out of 50 U.S. states require AED installation in at least some of their schools, according ...

Mar 27, 2017

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Increased use of newer meds for diabetic nephropathy in the U.S.

(HealthDay)—From 2010 to 2014 there was an increase in use of diabetes medications, including sulfonylureas and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors), among patients with diabetic nephropathy, according to ...

Mar 27, 2017

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